Bright Horizons at Inova Fairfax

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, rusting or breaking of any equipment. On the K Prep playground, four bikes were missing their pedals.”

8VAC20-780-420-E-3

“Staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child's record is up to date. Child #1's record was not updated annually. The update was overdue by 24 months.”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1's record did not contain immunization updates every six months.”

8VAC20-780-440-J

“There shall be at least thirty inches of space between service sides of occupied cribs and other furniture where that space is the walkway for staff to gain access to any occupied crib. An infant was observed sleeping in a crib that did not have 30 inches of space between the occupied crib and another crib where that space was the walkway to place the infant in the crib.”

8VAC20-780-350-Q

“A center may temporarily reassign a child from his regular group for reasons of administrative necessity but not casually or repeatedly disrupt a child's schedule. Two infants were moved to a different room to maintain ratios, due to a staff person being late. There were additional staff available to step into rooms to prevent moving children to maintain ratios.”

8VAC20-780-440-J

“There shall be at least thirty inches of space between service sides of occupied cribs and other furniture where that space is the walkway for staff to gain access to any occupied crib. An infant was observed sleeping in a crib that did not have 30 inches of space between the occupied crib and another crib where that space was the walkway to place the infant in the crib.”

8VAC20-780-350-Q

“A center may temporarily reassign a child from his regular group for reasons of administrative necessity but not casually or repeatedly disrupt a child's schedule. Two infants were moved to a different room to maintain ratios, due to a staff person being late. There were additional staff available to step into rooms to prevent moving children to maintain ratios.”

8VAC20-780-340-A

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. On 4/28/2025 Staff A and B were unaware that Child #1 had been left unattended on the playground for up to three minutes.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. At approximately 5:30 PM on 4/28/25, Child #1(aged 16 months) was not kept in actual sight and sound supervision. The child was left on the playground when their class transitioned to the classroom.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. The staff did not follow the policy for knowing where children are at all times. The policy states: 1. Conduct a Name-To-Face roll call when leaving one location or entering a new location. 2. Conduct a Verbal Head Count when passing through any additional door/gate. Additionally the last teacher leaving a location is responsible for conducting a visual sweep, which consists of viewing all areas to confirm no child is left behind. Staff did not conduct verbal head counts at each door (3 doors), or a Name-To-Face when entering a new location (classroom). No visual sweep of the playground was done as the class left the area. Staff A and B confirmed they did not follow proper procedures while transitioning from one area to another.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include the date and time the parent was notified. 1 of 1 report reviewed had the injury time and the time of parent notification as the same time.”

8VAC20-780-240-B

“Staff shall complete orientation training in subsection C of this section prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Staff A's record did not contain documentation of orientation within seven days of assuming job responsibilities. Orientation was overdue by 10 days.”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1's record did not contain any documentation of updated immunizations. Update were over due by 14 months.”

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Based on observation, the center was not maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1.The Two's-1 room has a broken cabinet door. 2. A tricycle on the playground has a broken pedal.”

8VAC20-780-420-E-1

“Based on caregiver statements, parents have not been informed of the amount of time spent on their stomachs for infants that cannot turn themselves over. Evidence: Time spent of stomach was not documented for two infants that are required to have "tummy time". (Children #1, 2)”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Based on observation, hazardous materials were not stored locked when not in use. Evidence: In the Two's-2 and Two's-1 rooms: 1. Bleach water spray bottle for diapering was not stored locked after use. 2. Glass cleaner was not stored locked in the Two's -1 room.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Repeat Violation Based on a review of records, one staff record did not contain documentation of a completed background search for an residence outside of the state of Virginia in the past 5 years. Evidence: 1. There was no out of state Criminal History Search conducted prior to employment for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years. 2. There was no Child Abuse and Neglect search results available within 45 days of employment for a residence outside of the state of Virginia in the past 5 years. (Staff A - Date of Hire 8/21/23)”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Based on a multiple staff statements, one child under 10 years of age was not kept in actual sight and sound supervision. Evidence: 1. On 12/4/23, Child #1 was not kept in actual sight and sound supervision when their class transitioned from the playground to the classroom. 2. The child was alone on the playground for approximately 1 -2 minutes.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on a review of records, one staff record did not contain documentation of a completed out of state child abuse and neglect search within 45 days of employment. Evidence: Staff A's record did not contain documentation of a child abuse nd neglect search for a residence outside of the state of Virginia within the past 5 years. (Date of Hire (DOH) 7/17/23)”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Repeat Violation Based on a review of records, one staff record did not contain documentation of the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment. Evidence: Staff A's record did not contain documentation of completion of the required course. (DOH: 7/17/23).”